A medical appliance for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, the appliance comprising: a securing device configured to be removably affixed to the patients jaw and a biasing member which is insertable behind the soft palate and/or the base of the patients tongue, thereby providing for the flow of air in the nasopharyngeal airway wherein the securing device is connected to the biasing member to allow insertion and/or removal of the biasing member from the nasopharyngeal airway.
